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**CSN NewsBot** · 06-22-2003, 01:03 AM

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NewsBits has lost its pure virginity when it was baked by rizzuh, we can now all expect a skank ass whore to give us news in little bits, thanks rze.

• Vossey.com has added 31 easter eggs, updated its maps, and updated his guide on how to LAN.

• NextWish has released the training missions which was packaged in the retail version of CS, I'll try it out, but I'm already a grizzled CS vet.

• XLGamers has written an article titled "Why Cheat?", because it's such a hard topic to delve into.

• Counter-Strike UK has reviewed de_dust, personally I've never heard of this here map, but read it, it might be interesting.

• CS Center has posted two articles, first one deals with the future of CS and what it should contain, and the second one talks about unbalanced maps. I highly recommend you read them, CS Center has a reputation for high quality work. While CS-Nation still hangs on to whatever is left of Arctic Joe.

Binge drinking, binge news posting.

**CSN NewsBot** · 06-22-2003, 01:03 AM

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The world is in complete shock as NewsBits makes a triumphant return. Then they proceed to do whatever they do, no one cares. Why.

• UPDATE! The stand-off between DoP and X3 has concluded.. the winner is.. Clan X3 by a score of 13-8 on de_train. Take a look at the total scores here.

• A new version of the Alias Maker has been released. This is now Release Candidate 0.99.1.

• Tony Ray, creator of Punkbuster has been interviewed at CS.ch. Check out our interview if that tickled your fancy!

Wow that was quick, I now know how my girlfriend feels. Excuse me while I steal more jokes from Penny Arcade, bye.

**CSN NewsBot** · 06-22-2003, 01:03 AM

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Enjoy these while they last, NewsBits, containing traces of gasoline and electricity, are expected to have a 500% price increase in the next few months.

• MyGamewear.com is currently running a contest dealing with catchy phrases, I think Ron Phipps explains it the best:
We are currently running a contest for the CS players out there to come up with a one liner that will be printed on to a shirt. The staff will vote on the entries and will pick the top 5. After that the people that visit our messageboard will vote on which entry should win. The winner will then receive a t-shirt of their choice.
• Counter-Strike.as has redesigned their American Samoa site. Note, .as probably doesn't really stand for American Samoa, I just used aeBot, God help us all.

I just bought 200 TDK certified 16x CD-R's for $30, is that normal?

**CSN NewsBot** · 06-22-2003, 01:03 AM

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2 bits for you this fine Monday afternoon...

The Junkyard is on day 8 of their "Gaming Site Interview" series, this time with CS-Nation's very own, John "rizzuh" Jensen. read it here

CS-Animation has put up a section on how to make Half-Life demos into .avi files. That seems to be pretty popular now-a-days, check it out here

/me runs off

**CSN NewsBot** · 06-22-2003, 01:03 AM

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Alas:

- CS Immortals isn't a cheating site, nay, it's here to make you into a better player! uhh.. without the cheats.

- The ECSL is looking for Refs for their upcoming matches. You can check them out at this lovable address, non-euros need not apply.

- Apparently today is England day, as the next chapter in the BadLAN Rising series is soon upon us. 'Acceptable Loss' occurs on October 6/7, 2001 and is supported by a fully switched 10/100 network with more ports than you can shake a stick at. This, again, will be held in the North East of England in the town of Middlesbrough. For more info and details on getting your ass a seat, check out badlanrising.com.

- Copy and paste as follows: Warriorsoc.com is going to be renting their dedicated Counter-Strike servers for clans to rent and use as practice servers. A basic server starts at 10 bucks a month, and large pub servers are $35, contact falcon99 for more info.

**CSN NewsBot** · 06-22-2003, 01:03 AM

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I would like to thank d0nk3y and vapor for posting so much news:

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Friendly Jhondra has composed

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HL Visualization Editing System

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CS Extreme @ cs-extreme.net

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Griffinrun.com

PunkBuster cheater.log to banlist webscript

Yay.

**CSN NewsBot** · 06-22-2003, 01:03 AM

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True, not big enough for a full news post, but plenty for some bits of news.

cs all over (your face) has added a new "weapons database". it gives basic information about all the various weapons in cs and links to the official sites for each gun.
cs radio will have another live show tonight. be prepped!
a new, uh.. cs browser (?) has been released. it's, like, uhh.. german, uhh... okay.
decrepid has interviewed top cs clan noc.uk, the uk wing of clan nocturne. word on the street is they among the best clans in that europe thingy.
the entire run of the sopranos will start airing on hbo tonight and all following sundays. along with a new episode of hit series sex and the city and the critically acclaimed six feet under, hbo's sunday lineup is better than ever! if you don't have hbo call your cable or satellite provider today!

I hope no one notices the subtle advertising.

**CSN NewsBot** · 06-22-2003, 01:03 AM

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Workin' it, workin' it!

rat rcon beta 4 has been released. wtf is rat rcon? well splangy, it lets you do all that jazzy stuff without knowing all these crazy rcon commands. check out the site for a l33t windows xp screenshot.
looking for a .. comp? look no futher than custom cs map competition! bring it on, or something equally flashy.. remember, it's about playing cs on custom maps, not making 'em.
cs all over has added a new article entitled stick it. they are making the porn references too easy. it's about using a joystick and a mouse, which seems silly, but turns out being .. well, silly.
quick launch has been updated to version 5. quick launch is, of course, designed to launch cs and connect to an ip easily. replacement for wireplay? thanks, crash.
counter-script has added various updates, along with a few new scripts.
starz! is movies, movies, new hit movies. order the starz! and encore package today from your local cable or dss provider.

Cliffe is enjoying his GeForce 3, by the way.

**CSN NewsBot** · 06-22-2003, 01:03 AM

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And they shall return:

cs[uk] has posted a new article, just for fun (rants about being nice in cs, i think), and a new knife strategy.
cs music has started broadcasting, but they're looking for some music. help 'em out!
the arm chair empire has interviewed erik johnson of valve. they don't talk about cs all that much, just geenral valve how-doings (yes, how-doings).

Boring night.. :I

**CSN NewsBot** · 06-22-2003, 01:03 AM

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Looking forward to CS 1.3? Me too guys, but there sure was a lot of flaming over its eventual release and the many delays in the way. What I look forward to is using voice comm with fellow CS-Nation'er LuftWaffle and my good pal puffycloud. Enough riff raffing, on to NewsBits (sorted style):

sitebits:

noodles' cs guide is back up, it's a really in-depth mother so be sure to read it. no really, i mean it. it's a great guide. read it, i dare ya! (sorry noodles, we tried! geocities shut the brother down for spending too much bandwidth, a shame.)

pimpbit:

(anyone remember community links time? guess what, i'll pimp your cs related site for no reason. what the him do you have to do? just e-mail me with the subject pimpbit!)
today's pimpbit is simply-detailed! rek0 presents a damn sexy site design, along with a couple 2d and 3d art images. check them out, roxy chic lovers.

binarybits:
counter-empire, one of three million cs sites which has counter in its name, has added a dust map pack. if you thought that your only dish of dust was in the form of twins, you should download this page of eight dust clones!
gamespy2mirc has been updated to version 4.0. it has a new feature called goplay (ripe for trademarking), which lets you skip gamespy when you know what server to join. you can upgrade or install a new copy right at this page (click on the white text, not here -- or here, over there guys).

Comments are going to be off topic anyway.. So guys in the comments, who do you want to voice comm with?

**CSN NewsBot** · 06-22-2003, 01:03 AM

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Heart.

OnePointThreeBits

» A French upgrade for CS 1.3 has been released over at Vossey.com. Good work, Frenchies!

» CS Commander has been updated to work with CS 1.3, it's now at version 3.32.

» redef @ Planet Half-Life has posted a list of the known CS 1.3/HL 1.1.0.8 issues. Hopefully 1.1.0.9 will be released soon.

» CSports.net has an intersesting story about 10,000 players leaving CS 1.1 to go grab CS 1.3. Yeah, they did.

» In case you missed it, we covered CS 1.3's release (along with the HL patch) and provided more mirror listings than any other site out there. Along with patting my back, this is to help those poor souls that still can't get a good mirror.

ClanBits

» The Survivor Gaming League has opened their doors! "Outwit, Outfrag, Outlast, and win! It's that simple", they say. The grand prize for the free beta-season one is a GeForce 2 MX 400. Elite.

» The Playing Fields has just announced that the UK qualifiers for the CPL World Championships will take place on the 4th and 11th of November 2001. It will comprise up to 8 prequalifiers at LAN centers around the UK, followed by a grand final at The Playing Fields' London location. In addition to the cash prizes, the winning clan will be flown out to take part in the CPL World Championships in Dallas this December. So what does the Playing Fields want? For UK LAN centers to host these events! Check out their site for more info.

» The new Gaurds Game league site has just opened. Give them a click.

» Someone is holdin a really large LAN party here in PA. Allentown, PA to be exact. It'll be a 100+ people and take place in about a month. A $20 entrance fee is required. E-mail sales@specialized-pc.com if you're interested.

PimpBits

» Wikkid CS servers.. Yeah.

» KLR Designs has some nice CS art.

» CS Humor has funny CS images -- or are they?

» Kane of Nod links to CS-Nation (with one of our ugly banners, nonetheless).

» Maza is a Greek CS clan. Yes.

So I says to luft, I says..

**CSN NewsBot** · 06-22-2003, 01:03 AM

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It's been a while, folks:

cs.net has added download links for the two cpl maps by barney. i know you guys don't really care, but every other site has posted this. who am i to not jump on the bandwagon?
lestat has posted a rant over at counter-map that equates cheating to terrorism. i think that's pretty stupid (for lack of a more eloquent word), but to each his own: be sure to give it a onceover.
garry, that limey bastard who used to live here, has posted his cool flash toons to his personal site. check them out if you didn't catch them the first time.
speaking of the lovable british, all of the barrysworld servers have changed ports! update from your master server or check out this page to get the new locations.
moving over to oz land, the pde tourny is now in round 3. i have no idea, either. peace don't exist, though.

Please don't speak Japanese, ScoutNight! I fear, I fear!

**CSN NewsBot** · 06-22-2003, 01:03 AM

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Let's get this done in one swoop:

counter-map has posted a new lighting tutorial. be sure to read up on lighting if you want to make a map for any mod, lighting makes or breaks a map, baby!
counter-hack has started an anti-cheat network, known as, get this, a.c.n. read up on it.
counter-spray now has about 1,100 sprays up for your wadding pleasure. if you're looking for even more sprays, hosted site logoville has been updating liek crazy!
morph has added user art pack #4. a few good pieces!

Also, PunkBuster is now Even Balance's property or something. Thanks to narbet.

**CSN NewsBot** · 06-22-2003, 01:03 AM

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Break all the pipes in the sub!

hosted site logoville now has over a thousand color sprays. you can't beat their non-anime selection, even if american-asians do own the internet.
in related news faf, custom logos program has been released. it's aptly titled custom logos, and it starts on version 1.0.
davej has released about 20 .rmf sources for various hl maps. no word if there are any crappy cs maps in there, but i doubt it. in any case, all mappers should grab some good thoughts from davej's "don't follow me, i'm lost" theory.
a new anti-cheat site/blacklist has been formed. check it out if you're this is your bag baby.

Eat paper!

**CSN NewsBot** · 06-22-2003, 01:03 AM

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Here's a wholesome Christmas helping of NewsBits to wash that eggnog down:

what's the hottest internet trend today? no, it's not the dancing baby, it's skinpacks, silly! and to keep this trend going, armin ace released version 1.8 of his p.w. skinpack! it comes in english, german, and lite flavors.
sniperman went ahead and updated his waypoint pack to version 10.2, allowing you to spread your christmas cheer all over maps such as de_torn and as_desert. check out the site for a list of supported bots!
and if you're getting tired of eating the yellow snow, cs toons also has three brand new user submitted toons for your viewing pleasure!
clan bbc is holding a 4 v 4 (32 team limit) cs tournament. check out their site for all the details. there's no prizes as of yet, but you will be able to get "bragging rights" if you win! wheeee!
and finally for all of you coders out there, john carmack released the quake 2 source code! get it while it's hot!

I despise Christmas shopping in all of its forms.